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Homeownership rates have increased for minorities over the past few years, according to the National Association of Realtors 2024 Snapshot of Race and Home Buying in America Report. Just 41% of Black Americans own homes in Missouri, which is below the national average.
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Samantha Enlund wants 950 more homeowners to disavow racially restrictive covenants still on the deeds to their homes. The now-illegal restrictions were long used to keep Black people and other ethnic and racial minorities out of white neighborhoods.
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Advocates say the anti-discrimination law — which bans landlords from denying tenants based solely on their source of income, credit score or previous evictions — will open up more housing options for thousands of renters.
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development says a new Missouri law doesn't provide the same protections from housing discrimination as federal…